Articles By Ahmed Bilal (1013)

2010 Champions League Final in Madrid, 2010 UEFA Cup final in Hamburg

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Mar 10 2022

Our guide helps you find the best PayPal bookies and betting sites. We also have the latest promo codes for top free bet no deposit offers. The Santiago Bernabéu in…

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Euro 2008 Flags

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Jan 9 2022

Euro 2008 promises to be massive – with or without England. Along with team beer and several exciting stars expected to leave a mark on the event, there’s also the…

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Spain 1-0 Italy

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 11 2023

Spain 1-0 Italy Wednesday 26 March 2008, Elche, Spain David Villa’s 78th minute strike helped Spain to a friendly win over Italy. Full match report and video highlights here. .

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Keith Hackett on goal-line technology and video-based retrospective punishments

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Nov 18 2014

In the furore surrounding Javier Mascherano’s dismissal (can we get past that now, please?), some interesting comments by Keith Hackett on Sunday morning (part of his column in the Independent)…

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Nomis Football Boots – Ask Your Feet

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 8 2023

It’s one of those things that becomes obvious with hindsight – that brands don’t necessarily make football shoes good for your feet and that you need to extensively test football…

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Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal – Drogba powers Chelsea into 2nd place

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Nov 29 2009

The article below refers to a previous Arsenal-Chelsea game. You can watch the latest Arsenal-Chelsea game here. Drogba scored twice to help Chelsea come from a goal down to preserve…

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Manchester United 3-0 Liverpool – Liverpool pay for Mascherano’s red mist

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 28 2012

For the better part of the last 60 minutes, I’ve tried to make sense of the Mascherano sending off. It is unfortunate that the match will be remembered more for…

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The Observer apologises to Chelsea manager Avram Grant for “making up false news”

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Jul 24 2022

Little, it seems, can stem the tide of false news and rampant speculation that comes our way from tabloids and news sources in general. There are some obvious culprits and…

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Ghana 1-2 Mexico – Essien can’t stop Mexico

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 28 2012

Mexico 2-1 Ghana 20:00 GMT, Wednesday, 26 March 2008, Craven Cottage (Fulham) Mexico beat Ghana 2-1 at Craven Cottage last night. All 3 goals came in the 2nd half, as…

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Beckham, Pele and investing in grassroots football

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 11 2023

We’ve talked a lot about youth football here on Soccerlens, especially where non-official ventures such as the Ministry of Football and Fugees Family are concerned. It’s all about developing a…

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Are Manchester United missing too many chances?

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 23 2012

In the Soccerlens forum, Frankie asks: The last few games seem to be causing SAF some concern: 1-0 against Lyon, 0-1 against Portsmouth and 1-0 against Derby. It’s the old…

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Have Arsenal run out of steam?

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 23 2012

Frankie from the SL forum pops the question: 4 Successive draws against Birmingham, Wigan, Aston Villa and Middlesborough. 8 points dropped in just 4 games. Six points dropped against teams…

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A Tale Of Two Men…

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 28 2012

It is the best of times, it is the worst of times… Football is at war. This war is being fought in boardrooms and courtrooms, in the media and in…

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Should Sunderland be higher up the table?

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 24 2012

Sunderland manager Roy Keane seems to think so: “Five major decisions have gone against us. We keep talking about fairness but the decisions certainly haven’t gone our way. You’re looking…

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Jose Mourinho: I will ‘KILL’ Chelsea

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 24 2012

Now think about that headline for a second – doesn’t it make you curious? Doesn’t it jump out at you as a paradox – regardless of the terms (and they…

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